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[S. 3303 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 635
116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3303

                          [Report No. 116-329]

To amend title 49, United States Code, to promote transportation career 
         opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 13, 2020

Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Gardner, and Ms. 
 Cortez Masto) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

                           December 15, 2020

               Reported by Mr. Wicker, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to promote transportation career 
         opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Service in 
Transportation Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE OUTREACH PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 55 of subtitle 
III of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 5506. Transportation workforce outreach 
              program</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation 
(referred to in this section as the `Secretary') shall establish and 
administer a transportation workforce outreach program, under which the 
Secretary shall carry out a series of public service announcement 
campaigns during each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Purposes.--The purpose of the campaigns carried out 
under the program under this section shall be--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) to increase awareness of career 
        opportunities in the transportation sector, including aviation 
        pilots, safety inspectors, mechanics and technicians, air 
        traffic controllers, flight attendants, truck drivers, 
        engineers, transit workers, railroad workers, and other 
        transportation professionals; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) to increase diversity, including with 
        respect to race, gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, 
        of professionals in the transportation sector.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Advertising.--The Secretary may use, or authorize 
the use of, amounts made available to carry out the program under this 
section for the development, production, and use of broadcast, digital, 
and print media advertising and outreach in carrying out a campaign 
under this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this 
section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2026.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for 
subchapter I of chapter 55 of subtitle III of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5505 
the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``5506. Transportation workforce outreach program.''.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Service in Transportation 
Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE OUTREACH PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 55 of subtitle III of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``Sec. 5506. Transportation workforce outreach program
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation (referred to in 
this section as the `Secretary') shall establish and administer a 
transportation workforce outreach program, under which the Secretary 
shall carry out a series of public service announcement campaigns 
during each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purpose of the campaigns carried out under the 
program under this section shall be--
            ``(1) to increase awareness of career opportunities in the 
        transportation sector, including aviation pilots, safety 
        inspectors, mechanics and technicians, air traffic controllers, 
        flight attendants, truck and bus drivers, engineers, transit 
        workers, railroad workers, and other transportation 
        professionals; and
            ``(2) to target awareness of professional opportunities in 
        the transportation sector to diverse segments of the 
        population, including with respect to race, sex, ethnicity, and 
        socioeconomic status.
    ``(c) Advertising.--The Secretary may use, or authorize the use of, 
amounts made available to carry out the program under this section for 
the development, production, and use of broadcast, digital, and print 
media advertising and outreach in carrying out a campaign under this 
section.
    ``(d) Funding.--For each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026, the 
Secretary may use to carry out this section any amounts otherwise made 
available to the Secretary, not to exceed $5,000,000 for each fiscal 
year.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 55 of 
subtitle III of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 5505 the following:

``5506. Transportation workforce outreach program.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 635

116th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3303

                          [Report No. 116-329]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To amend title 49, United States Code, to promote transportation career 
         opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 15, 2020

                       Reported with an amendment